Austin cancels SxSW festival over coronavirus fears
Major participants such as Apple, Facebook, Twitter and TikTok pull out
Tech Feels The Bern: Tech workers are strong support base for Sanders
Debates over whether innovation could thrive under Bernie Sanders presidency are a distraction
AI is no more the end of the road for labour than the plough was
The ‘end is nigh’ brigade underestimate just how extraordinarily adaptable humans are
How come we put a man on the moon but can’t cure cancer?
Maths and physics could provide more answers for cancer than we realise
Benefits of data protection regulation come at a price
Any kind of regulation that limits a variety of human activity will likely stifle innovation
Should we sell our souls to solve the climate crisis?
Geothermal heat could help ensure a greener future for us all. But there is a catch
Writing may be on the wall for Trump’s border wall
A book written 50 years ago may contain many of the solutions to getting past the barrier between Mexico and the US
No loss of energy in 97-year-old Nobel laureate’s own battery
Geniuses of all kinds surround me at a select dinner in John Goodenough’s Texas home
Self-driving cars are coming – the public will just have to catch up
Texas is already accelerating into the autonomous driving future
Trump fumes as US carmakers pursue drive for lower emissions
President and major manufacturers in stand-off over exhaust emission standards
Two positives make a negative for gender bias in Stem
Could girls’ superior reading skills really be what’s holding back gender diversity in Stem?
Does the moon landing really matter any more?
As the 50th anniversary looms, we need to find new ways to excite aspiring astronauts
Climate debate heating up as hard data underpins green movement
Movement is now supported by army of millennials alert to dangers of climate crisis
Can someone please gag the anti gig economy crowd? It’s not all bad
The gig economy is ultimately a force for good that empowers vulnerable people
Trump opens the Gates to universal flu vaccine
The US administration has presumably been getting its scientific and medical advice from Dr Seuss, the TV show Scrubs and the back of cereal boxes